1952 Tulane Green Wave football team

The 1952 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their first year under head coach Raymond Wolf, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

1952 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 7 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 8 Tennessee 5 –0 –18 –2 –1
No. 7 Ole Miss 4 –0 –28 –1 –2
No. 9 Alabama 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
Georgia 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
No. 15 Florida 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Tulane 3 –5 –05 –5 –0
No. 20 Kentucky 1 –3 –25 –4 –2
LSU 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –4 –13 –5 –2
Auburn 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Georgia
L 16–21[1]
October 4Santa Clara*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 35–0[2]
October 11at No. 5 Georgia Tech
L 0–1427,913[3]
October 18Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 14–2038,000[4]
October 25vs. Auburn
W 21–620,022[5]
November 1Mississippi State
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 34–21[6]
November 8at Kentucky
L 6–2731,000[7]
November 15Vanderbilt
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 16–726,000[8]
November 22Louisiana College*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 46–14[9]
November 29LSU
L 0–16[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Tulane fumbles away victory to Georgia". Monroe Morning World. September 28, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tulane's McGee tips Santa Clara". The San Francisco Examiner. October 5, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Tech wins toughie". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rebels defeat Greenies, 20–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulane explodes in second half to rip Auburn, 21–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 26, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maroons fall before hard-hitting Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 2, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "U.K. tramples Tulane 27–6". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tulane's bruising Green Wave rips crippled Commodores by 16 to 7". The Tennessean. November 16, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Dempsey passes Greenies to snazzy 46–14 victory". The Daily Advertiser. November 23, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "LSU stuns Tulane with 16 to 0 upset". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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